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Looking for investors? Here’s how to value your startup

The Next Web

One of the questions I get, more often than not, is what is the appropriate valuation of my business. multiple interested investors competing for the deal, and driving up your valuation in the process). Never have an investor think they are the only investor pursuing your business, as that will hurt your valuation.

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Startup Tools

steveblank.com

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform.

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Square IPO: Is Square A Good Payments Business?

Agile VC

I’ll address potential valuation further down the post here. Unfortunately the fact that the company raised capital in private markets at a healthy valuation ($6B) and the uncertainty about having a CEO who’s attention is divided between two public companies obscures this story. excluding Starbucks deal).

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Cracking The Code: Software 2.0: How the use of internet is.

Cracking the Code

Having widgets on the website that enables customers to call directly a sales person proved to work very well. Successful companies have developed specific teams focused on developing and monitoring key usage metrics. What metrics drive the value of this new generation of software service providers? SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? Wireframing, prototypes: buil-in widgets and shapes. Seed Stage Valuation Guide. valuations. Startup Foundry tools list. Small Business tools list. Lean Startup Circle â?? Google Group for startup advice. SEO and Analytics Tutorials. worth reading as well.

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Piercing the Corporate Veil of Sweat Equity

grasshopperherder.com

Valuations. I was approached with one sweat equity offer that placed the valuation of the company at >$5 million pre-money and before even a seed round of funding. I would be very wary of accepting a valuation like this, simply because I’m not qualified and as a consultant, I shouldn’t have to be. Unseen Metrics.